Emilio Pomàrico, born on June 17, 1953, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is an Argentinian conductor and composer of Italian descent. He studied in Milan and attended masterclasses with Franco Ferrara at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena from 1979 to 1980 and Sergiu Celibidache in 1981. Pomàrico's career began with directing various orchestras, including the Orchestra Sinfonica della Radio di Milano and Teatro La Fenice. He conducted works by classical composers from Bach to Webern and contemporary figures like Luciano Berio and Pierre Boulez. Notable performances include Luigi Nono’s "No hay caminos, hay que caminar" and Emmanuel Nunes’ Quodlibet. Pomàrico also composed works such as String Quartet No. 1 (1982) and Night Fragments for String Trio (1995–98), the latter performed by Ensemble Recherche in 2000. He received the G.-B.-Viotti Prize and led the orchestra of the Civica Scuola di Musica in Milan.
